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Sven Buerki
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University.
My lab applies a genome-to-phenome approach to investigate mechanisms of drought adaptations in natural ecosystems. We are currently focusing our efforts on the sagebrush steppe of western North America by using Artemisia tridentata as model organism. This research is integrated into the EPSCoR NSF GEM3 project.
I am broadly interested in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution and reproducible science.
Research Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences Boise State University, ID present - 2017
Research associate
Missouri Botanical Garden Saint-Louis, MO 2020 - 2019
Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General herbarium I & II
Department of Life Sciences Natural History Museum, London, UK 2017 - 2016
Researcher
Department of Life Sciences Natural History Museum, London, UK 2016 - 2015
Plant Evolutionary Biologist
Jodrell Laboratory Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2014 - 2012
Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow
Jodrell Laboratory Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2012 - 2010 - Funded by the Marie-Curie Intra-European program ### SNSF postdoctoral fellow Real Jardin Botanico Madrid, Spain 2010 - 2009 - Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation ### Research Assistant Department of Evolutionary Botany University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2005 - 2003
Education
PhD thesis
Department of Evolutionary Botany University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2009 - 2005 - Worldwide biogeography and systematics of Sapindaceae: a molecular and taxonomic survey combining large data sets and novel methodological approaches ### Master of Science in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (with high distinction) Department of Evolutionary Botany University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2005 - 2000 - Biogeography and systematics of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the western Indian Ocean
Skills
#- Programming: R, RMarkdown, LaTeX, bash, HTML, GitHub #- Laboratory: NGS, Sanger, PCR, tissue culture #- Other: GxE experiments, Reproducible Science
Teaching Experience
VIP: Genome 2 phenome
Department of Biological Sciences Boise State University, ID present - 2020 - Undergraduate and graduate level class ### BIOL497 & BIOL597 – Special Topics, Genomics & Bioinformatics Department of Biological Sciences Boise State University, ID present - 2017 - Undergraduate and graduate level class ### EEB 603 – Reproducible Science Department of Biological Sciences Boise State University, ID
- Graduate level class
Grants
Tree of Life Award - Artemisia tridentata
Dovetail Genomics N/A Present - 2020 - PI; US$15,000 ### Towards a genomic model to predict drought tolerance in sagebrush: Preventing embolism as a key adaptation NSF EPScOR GEM3 Small Research Seed Funding N/A Present - 2019 - PI; US$70,250 ### On the hunt for a drought-tolerant vanilla LUSH, the Sustainable Lush Fund N/A 2020 - 2017 - PI; US$44,000 ### A community lead project to restore Madagascan ecosystems’ functioning by focusing on plant-animal interactions LUSH, the Sustainable Lush Fund N/A 2019 - 2017 - PI; £22,720 ### Developing Community-based Conservation in the Ambato-Boeny-Maevatanana Forests and Wetlands Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund N/A 2018 - 2016 - Project partner (leading the forest flora aspects of project with The Aspinall Foundation); US$188,590 ### The mystery of the 2,000 year-old medicinal plant WALACEA (crowdfunding platform to support science) N/A
Co-PI (with O. Grace & N. Ronstead); £10,696 ### Species delimitation, phylogenomic diversity and niche modelling: implications for the conservation of Madagascar endemic group of valuable trees in the family Sapotaceae Swiss National Science Foundation N/A
International partner (with Y. Naciri & L. Gautier); CHF192,900 ### A botanical framework to assess lemurs’ diets and seed dispersal capacities National Geographic Research Grant N/A 2017 - 2016
PI; €19,194 ### Research on Eulophiinae orchid evolution Swiss Orchid Foundation research grant N/A 2016 - 2014
Co-PI (with Dr Ruth Bone); £75,000 ### Photosynthesis in an extreme environment Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of sciences (China) N/A 2015
Co-PI (with A. Monro); RMB90,000 (ca. £9,420) ### Phylogenomics of Pandanaceae Idaho Botanical Research Foundation N/A 2014 - 2013
PI; US$20,000 ### Development of best practices for rehabilitation after mining – plants and their associated mycorrhizas and implications for soil regeneration Rio Tinto-Kew Partnership Fund N/A 2012 - 2011
PI; £7,140 ### The cradle of flowering plants: seeking new insights from the early-diverging screw-pine family (Pandanaceae) National Geographic Society N/A
Co-PI (with MW Callmander); $20,000 ### CRADLE; no 253866 Marie-Curie Intra-European Fellowship N/A 2012 - 2010
PI; based at the at the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK ### Collaborative revision of African screwpines European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), Integration Research Grant N/A 2011 - 2010
Co-PI (with T. Haevermans & MW Callmander); €18,000 ### Phylogeny and biogeography of Pandanaceae Young researcher fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation N/A 2010 - 2009
PI; Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid (Spain); CHF73,000 ### Phylogeny of Pandanaceae Bentham-Moxon Trust grant, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK) N/A 2009
PI; £3,000 ### Biogeography of Sapindaceae SYNTHESYS grant N/A 2008
PI; €2,500 ### Récompense la moyenne la plus élevée parmi les étudiantes et étudiants des Masters of Science en Biologie et en Biogéosciences. Louis Paris Award N/A 2005
CHF1,000 ### Récompense un étudiant ou une étudiante de l’Université de Neuchâtel ayant obtenu son titre de Bachelor of Science avec la mention « très bien » ou « excellent » Jean Landry Award N/A
CHF500 ### Fieldwork grant to go to Madagascar Matthey-Dupraz/Wüthrich fellowship N/A 2004
CHF1,500
Graduate students
TBD
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Ph.D. Boise State University, USA present - 2020 - John Michael Adrian Wojahn ### On the hunt for a new drought tolerant vanilla Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Ph.D. Boise State University, USA present - 2018 - Paige Ellestad - Committee: Stephen Novak, Marcelo Serpe, Felix Forest ### Phenotypic Responses of Sagebrush to southwestern North America Megadrought: A GxE Approach MS Biology, Defence: 22th October 2020 Boise State University, USA 2020 - 2018 - Kara Navock - Co-chair with Stephen Novak. Committee: Bryce Richardson ### A meta-analysis of sequences of vascular plants in the world’s biodiversity hotspots with a special section on Madagascar MS Biology, Defence: 3rd June 2020 Boise State University, USA 2020 - 2017 - John Michael Adrian Wojahn - Committee: James Smith, Stephen Novak ### The Diet, Range and Behaviour of Varecia variegata (Lemuridae) MS Biology, April to September 2017 University College London & Natural History Museum, London, UK 2017 - Stephanie Shields ### Seed dispersal by Varecia variegata (Lemuridae) in a Lowland Humid Forest MS Biology, April to September 2017 University College London & Natural History Museum, London, UK
Katharine Davies ### The Effect of Quaternary Climatic Oscillations on the Biogeography and Niche of Malagasy Spiny Solanums MS Biology, April to September 2017 Imperial College & Natural History Museum, London, UK
Christopher Dudley
Co-supervised with Sandra Knapp ### A species tree phylogeny for the Madagascar endemic genus Capurodendron (Sapotaceae): application to species and environmental conservation MS Biology Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland 2016 - 2015
Rhea Garratt
Co-supervised with Laurent Gautier, Yamama Naciri and Martin W. Callmander ### Evolution of the New Caledonian Flora: New insights from the Pandanaceae family MS Biology, Summer 2011 Imperial College, London, UK 2011
Lauren Chappell
Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Martin W. Callmander ### Evolution of the New Caledonian Flora: New insights into the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) MS Biology, Summer 2011 Imperial College, London, UK
Tejal Raval
Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Martin W. Callmander
Fieldwork experience
- Botanical expeditions: Croatia, Fiji, Italy, Madagascar, Malaysia (Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia), Mauritius, New Caledonia, Singapore, Switzerland and USA.
Research staff
Project funded by GEM3
Postdoc fellow, start June 2020 Boise State University, USA present - 2020 - Dr Anthony Melton ### Project funded by GEM3 Postdoc fellow, start April 2020 Boise State University, USA
Dr Stephanie Galla ### Employed on the GEM3 project to develop and implement in vitro tissue culture of sagebrush Research assistant, start September 2018 Boise State University, USA present - 2018
Peggy Martinez ### Employed on the GEM3 project to work on sagebrush genome size evolution Research assistant, start September 2018 Boise State University, USA 2020 - 2018
Jonas Frankel-Bricker ### Development of a taxonomic synopsis of the genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae: Orchidaceae) Postdoc fellow, start December 2014 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2016 - 2014
Dr Ruth Bone
Project funded by the Swiss Orchid Foundation ### Phylogenomics on herbarium specimens In-industry student Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2015 - 2014
Grace Brewer
1 year internship from University of Durham, UK ### Phylogenomics on herbarium specimens In-industry student Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Grace Brewer
1 year internship from University of Durham, UK ### Evolution and systematics of Eulophiinae orchids Postdoc fellow, start August 2012 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2014 - 2012
Dr Ruth Bone
Project funded by the Swiss Orchid Foundation ### Biogeography and systematics of a pantropical lineage of Sapindaceae In-industry student Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2014 - 2013
Rebecca Doherty
1 year internship from University of Cardiff, UK ### Spatio-temporal history of the SE Asian genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae) In-industry student Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2013 - 2012
Thomas Booth
1 year internship from University of Manchester, UK ### Phylogeography of the Malagasy littoral forest endemic Asteropeia micraster (Asteropeiaceae) Summer intern Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2012
Persephone Ma
Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Dion S. Devey ### Phylogenetic relationships of Pandanaceae from the Fiji islands Summer intern Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Alexandra M. Weill
Co-supervised with Félix Forest
Graduate committees
Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and clarifying species boundaries in the Cymopterus terebinthinus species complex
MS Biology, start Fall 2020 Boise State University, USA present - 2020 - Annie Taylor - Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Don Mansfield ### TBD MS Biology Boise State University, USA
Bryanna Bright
Chair: Jennifer Forbey; rest of the committee: Amy Ulappa ### Diversification in the Perennial Endemic North American Clade of Apiaceae (PENA): Defining Genera and Species EEB Ph.D., start Spring 2020 Boise State University, USA
Phebian Odufuwa
Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Don Mansfield, Jodi Brandt ### TBD EEB Ph.D., start Fall 2018 Boise State University, USA present - 2018
Cara Hastings
Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Stephen Novak, Allan Bronstein ### The endosymbiotic gut fungus Zancudomyces culisetae influences transstadial transmission of host-associated microbiota in the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) MS Biology, Defence: 3rd April 2019 Boise State University, USA 2019 - 2018
Jonas Frankel-Bricker
Chair: Merlin White; rest of committee: Kevin Feris ### Lewis’s lost lomatium found: Investigating species boundaries in the rare plant species subcomplex, Lomatium packardiae/anomalum MS Biology, Defence: 15th February 2019 Boise State University, USA 2019 - 2017
Michael Ottenlips
Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Stephen Novak, Don Mansfield ### Radiations adaptatives et diversification des plantes à Madagascar: Exemple des Sarcolaenaceae Ph.D, Defence: 30th September 2015 Museum National d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France 2015
Anaëlle Soulebeau
Chair & external examiner ### Phylogénomique et histoire évolutive de deux familles de plantes a fleurs tropicales Ph.D, Defence: 7th May 2015 University of Toulouse, France
Léa Bardon
Rapporteur ### Filogeografia, genètica de poblacions i citogenètica molecular del gènere Cheirolophus (Asteraceae, Cardueae) Ph.D, Defence: 9th March 2015 University of Barcelona, Spain
Daniel Vitales Serrano
External examiner ### Evolución y sistemática en la subfamilia Fumarioideae Ph.D University of Granada, Spain 2014
Miguel Ángel
International expert ### Estudis filogenètics i filogeogràfics de la tribu Cardueae i el gènere Euphorbia Ph.D, Defence: 4th May 2014 University of Barcelona, Spain
Laia Barres
International expert
External referee
Editorial board
Candollea N/A present - 2016
Journals
Reviewed >200 manuscripts for the following journals: Annals of Botany; Biodiversity and Conservation; Biological Journal of the Linnean Society; Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society; Candollea; Central European Journal of Biology; Evolution; International Journal of Plant Sciences; Journal of Biogeography; Journal of Ecology; Journal of Systematics and Evolution; Kew Bulletin; Molecular Ecology; Molecular Ecology Resources; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; Oryx; Plant Systematics and Evolution; PLoS ONE; South African Journal of Botany; Systematic Biology; Systematic Botany; Taxon. N/A N/A
Research proposals
Reviewed reserach proposals submitted to the National Geographic Society (USA) and the Systematic Association (UK). N/A
Associate editor
Systematics and Biodiversity N/A 2020 - 2015
Associate editor
Systematic Botany N/A 2019 - 2014
Associate editor
PLoS ONE N/A 2018 - 2014
Guest editor
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society N/A 2016 - 2015 - for the special issue vol. 117 published in January 2016 ### Grant review panel Agence Nationale de la Recherche, CES No 32, Sciences de la Vie, DEFSAV, France N/A 2015
Scholar metrics
I have authored 101 Web of Knowledge papers (among which 28 as first and 29 as senior author) with 213 co-authors based in 37 countries, demonstrating my international recognition and my ability to collaborate with other scientists in a wide range of fields.
- Citation = 2247
- H-index = 26
- I10-index = 56
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
#101 Typification, nomenclature and taxonomy of Pandanaceae described by Otto Warburg
Willdenowia. In press. N/A 2020 - Callmander MW, Vogt R, Donatelli A, Buerki S, Neppi C. ### #100 Neotypification of Pandanus odorifer, the correct name for P. odoratissimus (Pandanaceae) Taxon. In press. N/A
Callmander MW, Gallaher T, McNeill J, Beentje H, Nadaf AB, Middelton D, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12406 ### #99 Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research Plants, 9 (12), 1717. N/A
Barron R, Martinez P, Serpe M, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121717 (IF2018: 2.762) ### #98 Two new genera of Sapindaceae (Cupanieae) from the southern Pacific: Lepidocupania and Neoarytera Candollea, 75: 269-284 N/A
Buerki S, Munzinger J, PP Lowry II, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2020v752a9 ### #97 New combinations for two species in the genus Synima (Sapindaceae, Cupanieae) from Queensland (Australia) Candollea, 75: 241-244 N/A
Callmander MW, Ford AJ, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2020v752a7 ### #96 (2772) Proposal to conserve the name Pandanus ornatus Kurz (Benstonea ornata) against P. ornatus W. Bull with a conserved type (Pandanaceae) Taxon. 69: 115-116. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S, Gereau RE.
https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12337 ### #95 Evolutionary origins of three rare Alpine-endemic species of Lomatium (Apiaceae) in the Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains of Northeastern Oregon International Journal of Plant Sciences, 181: 748-765. N/A
Ottenlips MS, Feist MAE, Mansfield DH, Plunkett GM, Buerki S, Smith JF.
https://doi.org/10.1086/709373 ### #94 New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora Nature, 584: 579-583. N/A
Camara-Leret R, …, Buerki S, …, van Welzen PC.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2549-5 ### #93 Novelties from the Northern Mountains Complex of Madagascar V: A new threatened Pandanus (Pandanaceae) from the Kalobinono massif Candollea, 75: 99-105. N/A
Callmander MW, Razakamalala R, Luino I, Lala Andriamarisoa R, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2020v751a10 ### #92 Intraspecific variation in surface water uptake in a perennial desert shrub Functional Ecology, 34: 1170-1179. N/A
Zaiats A, Brynne L, Germino M, Serpe M, Richardson B, Buerki S, Caughlin T.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13546 (IF2018: 5.03) ### #91 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia Systematic Botany, 45: 156-162. N/A
Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364420X15801369352414 (IF2018: 1.259) ### #90 The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar’s endemic flora Biological Conservation, 242: 108438. N/A
Albert-Daviaud A, Buerki S, Onjalalaina GE, Perillo S, Rabarijaona R, Razafindratsima OH, Sato H, Valenta K, Wright PC, Stuppy W.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108438 (IF2018: 4.451) ### #89 Influences of a prolific gut fungus (Zancudomyces culisetae) on larval and adult mosquito (Aedes aegypti) – Associated Microbiota Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80: e02334-19. N/A
Frankel-Bricker J, Buerki S, Feris K, White MM.
https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02334-19 (IF2018: 4.077)
Published with graduate student. ### #88 Biogeography and ecological diversification of a mayfly clade in New Guinea Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 233. N/A 2019
Cozzarolo C-S, Balke M, Buerki S, Arrigo N, Pitteloud C, Gueuning M, Salamin N, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00233 (IF2018: 2.686) ### #87 The role of Antarctica in biogeographical reconstruction: A point of view International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180: 63-71. N/A
de la Estrella M, Buerki S, Vasconcelos T, Lucas EJ, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1086/700581 (IF2016: 1.748) ### #86 Shedding new light on the origin and spread of the brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; Solanaceae) and its wild relatives American Journal of Botany, 105: 1175-1187. N/A 2018
Aubriot X, Knapp S, Syfert M, Poczai P, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1133 (IF2017: 2.788) ### #85 A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand Candollea, 73: 115-120. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2018v731a12 (IF2016: 0.462) ### #84 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia Scientific Reports, 8: 6053. N/A
Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4 (IF2016: 4.259) ### #83 Museum collections are the key to studying lemurs’ diet: gastrointestinal morphology of Cheirogaleus major Systematics and Biodiversity, 16: 483-487. N/A
Buerki S, Portela Miguez R.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14772000.2018.1430708 (IF2016: 2.127) ### #82 Elevation in tropical sky islands as the common driver in structuring genes and communities of freshwater organisms Scientific Reports, 7: 16089. N/A 2017
Gueuning M, Suchan T, Rutschmann S, Gattolliat J-L, Jamsari A, Kamil AI, Pitteloud C, Buerki S, Balke M, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16069-y (IF2016: 4.259) ### #81 Alectryon vitiensis: A new species of Sapindaceae endemic to Fiji Novon, 25: 4210-429. N/A
Buerki S, Lowry II PP, Munzinger J, Tuiwawa M, Naikatini A, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.3417/D-16-00006 (IF2016: 0.512) ### #80 Untangling the reticulate history of species complexes and horticultural breeds in Abelia (Caprifoliaceae) Annals of Botany, 120: 257-269. N/A
Landrein S, Buerki S, Wang H-F, Clarkson J.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcw279 (IF2016: 4.041) ### #79 Navigating the ‘broad freeway’: ocean currents and inland isolation drive diversification in the Pandanus tectorius complex (Pandanaceae) Journal of Biogeography, 44: 1598-1611. N/A
Gallaher T, Callmander MW, Buerki S, Setsuko S, Keeley SC.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12933 (IF2015: 3.997) ### #78 How old are island endemics? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121: 469-474. N/A
Pillon Y, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx005 (IF2015: 2.288) ### #77 Large-scale phylogeny of Amorphophallus (Araceae) derived from nuclear and plastid sequences reveals new subgeneric delineation Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 184: 32-45. N/A
Claudel C, Buerki S, Chatrou LW, Antonelli A, Alvarez N, Hetterscheid W.
https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box013 (IF2015: 2.523) ### #76 Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 284: 20170208. N/A
Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Suchan T, Mastretta-Yanes A, Vila R, Dinca V, Hernández-Roldán J, Brockmann E, Chittaro Y, Kleckova I, Fumagalli L, Buerki S¶, Pellicier L¶, Alvarez N¶.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0208 (IF2015: 4.82)
¶These authors supervised this work together and are considered as joint last authors. ### #75 How many genera of vascular plants are endemic to New Caledonia? A critical review based on phylogenetic evidence Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 183: 177-198. N/A
Pillon Y, Barrabé L, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/bow001 (IF2015: 2.523)
REVIEW ### #74 Biogeographical patterns of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) and their correlation with geological and climatic history in the Neotropics Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108: 34-48. N/A
Santos M, Lucas E, Sano PT, Buerki S, Staggemeier VG, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.012 (IF2015: 3.792) ### #73 Two new threatened species of Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae) from Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia) Candollea, 71: 257-263. N/A 2016
Callmander MW, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2016v712a10 (IF2015: 0.386) ### #72 Biogeography and evolution of the screw-pine genus Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae) Candollea, 71: 217-229. N/A
Buerki S, Gallaher T, Booth T, Brewer G, Forest F, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2016v712a8 (IF2015: 0.386) ### #71 Pleurostylia serrulata and two allied new species from Africa are actually members of the New World Crossopetalum (Celastraceae) Systematic Botany, 41: 851-864. N/A
Darbyshire I, Simmons MP, Cappa JJ, Breteler FJ, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364416X693955 (IF2015: 1.098) ### #70 Molecular phylogenetics and molecular clock dating of Sapindales based on plastid rbcL, atpB and trnL-trnF DNA sequences Taxon, 65: 1019-1036. N/A
Muellner-Riehl AN, Weeks A, Clayton JW, Buerki S, Nauheimer L, Chiang Y-C, Cody S, Pell SK.
https://doi.org/10.12705/655.5 (IF2015: 2.9) ### #69 Lifting the curtain on our knowledge of New Guinean Benstonea (Pandanaceae) Phytotaxa, 275: 168-174. N/A
Callmander MW, Keim AP, Heatbun CD, Homot P, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.275.2.8 (IF2015: 1.318) ### #68 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Storthocalyx Baill. (Sapindaceae) Systematic Botany, 41: 387-400. N/A
Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Buerki S, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364416X691902 (IF2014: 1.229) ### #67 Generic delimitations, biogeography and evolution in the tribe Coleeae (Bignoniaceae), endemic to Madagascar and the smaller islands of the western Indian Ocean Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 96: 178-186. N/A
Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Plunkett GM, Edwards MB, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.11.016 (IF2014: 3.916) ### #66 Collections-based research in the genomic era Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 117: 5-10. N/A
Buerki S, Baker WJ.
https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12721 (IF2014: 2.264) ### #65 Uncovering cryptic parasitoid diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae) PLoS ONE, 10(9): e0136063. N/A 2015
Kenyon SG¶, Buerki S¶, Hansson C, Alvarez N, Benrey B.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136063 (IF2014: 3.234)
These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors. ### #64 A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution in Afro-Madagascan drylands: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study New Phytologist, 208(2): 469-481 N/A
Bone RE, Smith JAC, Arrigo N, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.13572 (IF2014: 7.672) ### #63 The genus Pandanus Parkinson (Pandanaceae) on Halmahera Island (Moluccas, Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species and a key to the species on the island Candollea, 70: 179-195. N/A
Callmander MW, Keim AP, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
https://doi.org/10.15553/c2015v702a2 (IF2014: 0.468) ### #62 Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 179: 43-56. N/A
Bone RE, Cribb PJ, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12299 (IF2014: 2.53) ### #61 Novitates neocaledonicae II. Acropogon moratianus Callm., Munzinger & Lowry, sp. nov. (Malvaceae, Sterculieae): a rare and threatened new species from New Caledonia Adansonia, sér. 3., 37(1): 131-137. N/A
Callmander MW, Munzinger J, Buerki S, Lowry II PP.
https://doi.org/10.5252/a2015n1a8 (IF2014: 0.500) ### #60 Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 29. N/A
Grace OM, Buerki S, Symonds MRE, Forest F, van Wyk AE, Smith GF, Klopper RR, Bjorå CS, Neale S, Demissew S, Simmonds MSJ, Rønsted N.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-015-0291-7 (IF2013: 3.41) ### #59 Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, serie B, 370: 20140014. N/A
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Bachman S, Moat J, Labat J.-N, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0014 (IF2014: 7.055) ### #58 A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 83: 20-32. N/A
Gallaher T, Callmander MW, Buerki S, Keeley SC.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.002 (IF2013: 4.018) ### #57 The transfer of Eulophia beravensis Rchb.f. to Oeceoclades Lindl., a genus with its centre of diversity in Madagascar (Eulophiinae, Orchidaceae) Candollea, 69: 201-205. N/A 2014
Bone RE, Sanz E, Buerki S.
(IF2013: 0.440) ### #56 Rediscovery of the genus Tsingya Capuron (Sapindaceae) and its phylogenetic position Candollea, 69: 195-200. N/A
Buerki S, Doherty R, Gautier L, Callmander MW.
(IF2013: 0.440) ### #55 Notes on Benstonea (Pandanaceae) from the islands of Halmahera, New Guinea and Sulawesi Phytotaxa, 175: 161-165. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S, AP Keim, Phillipson PB.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.175.3.6 (IF2012: 1.295) ### #54 Taxonomic novelties in Neotropical Chrysobalanaceae: towards a monophyletic Couepia Phytotaxa, 172 : 176-200. N/A
Sothers CA, Prance GT, Buerki S, De Kok R, Chase MW.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.172.3.2 (IF2012: 1.295) ### #53 Timing and tempo of evolutionary diversification in a biodiversity hotspot: Primulaceae on Indian Ocean islands Journal of Biogeography, 41: 810-822. N/A
Strijk JS, Bone R, Thébaud C, Buerki S, Fritsch PW, Hodkinson TR, Strasberg D.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12259 (IF2012: 4.863) ### #52 Proto-South-East Asia as a trigger of early angiosperms diversification Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Special Issue: Ecology and evolution on oceanic islands: broadening the botanical perspective, 174: 326-333. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12129 (IF2012: 2.589) ### #51 Mediterranean origin and Miocene–Holocene Old World diversification of meadow fescues and ryegrasses (Festuca subgenus Schedonorus and Lolium) Journal of Biogeography, 41: 600-614. N/A
Inda LA, Sanmartin I, Buerki S, Catalan P.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12211 (IF2012: 4.863) ### #50 Pollinator shifts as trigger of speciation in painted petal irises (Lapeirousia: Iridaceae) Annals of Botany, Special issue on Pollinator-driven speciation, 113: 357-371. N/A
Forest F, Goldblatt P, Manning JC, Baker D, Colville J, Devey DS, Jose S, Kaye M, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct248 ### #49 New Caledonian lineages of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) reveal different evolutionary histories and the largest documented plant radiation for the archipelago Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71: 15-35. N/A
Barrabé L, Maggia L, Pillon Y, Rigault F, Mouly A, Davis AP, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2013.10.020 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #48 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Podonephelium Baillon (Sapindaceae) Systematic Botany, 38: 1105-1124. N/A 2013
Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364413X674814 (5-Year IF: 1.743) ### #47 Evolutionary history of the Afro-Madagascan Ixora species (Rubiaceae): species diversification and distribution of key morphological traits inferred from dated molecular phylogenetic trees Annals of Botany, 112: 1723-1742. N/A
Tosh J, Dessein S, Buerki S, Groeninckx I, Mouly A, Bremer B, Smets EF, De Block P.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct222 (5-Year IF: 4.051) ### #46 A snapshot of extinction in action: The decline and imminent demise of the endemic Eligmocarpus Capuron (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) serves as an example of the fragility of Madagascan ecosystem South African Journal of Botany, Special Issue: Towards a New Classification System for Legumes, 89: 273-280. N/A
Devey DS, Forest F, Rakotonasolo F, Ma P, Dentinger BTM, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2013.06.013 (5-Year IF: 1.495) ### #45 Corrections to Phytotaxa 112: Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae) Phytotaxa, 125: 59-60. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.9 (IF2012: 1.295) ### #44 A new species of Pandanaceae from New Caledonia: Pandanus letocartiorum Callm. & Buerki with notes on the taxonomic identities of P. decumbens (Brongn.) Solms and P. reticulatus Vieill. Candollea, 68: 51-60. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.370) ### #43 The abrupt climate change at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary and the emergence of Southeast Asia triggered the spread of sapindaceous lineages Annals of Botany, 112: 151-160. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Stadler T, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct106 (5-Year IF: 4.051) ### #42 Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 172: 280-328. N/A
Christenhusz MJM, Govaerts R, David JC, Hall T, Borland K, Roberts PS, Tuomisto A, Buerki S, Chase MW, Fay MF.
https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12061 (IF2012: 2.589) ### #41 Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae): When a visionary taxonomist foresees phylogenetic relationships Phytotaxa, 112: 57-60. N/A
Callmander MW, Booth T, Beentje H, Buerki S.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.112.2.4 (IF2012: 1.295) ### #40 Why are thistles everywhere: Reconstructing the evolution and biogeographic history of tribe Cardueae (Compositae) American Journal of Botany, 100: 867-882. N/A
Barres L, Sanmartín I, Anderson C-L, Susanna A, Buerki S, Galbany-Casals M, Vilatersana R.
https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1200058 (5-Year IF: 3.106) ### #39 Global legume diversity assessments: concepts, key indicators, and strategies Taxon, 62: 249-266. N/A
Yahara T, Javadi F, Onoda Y, de Queiroz LP, Faith DP, Prado DP, Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Ishihama F, Davies S, Slik JWF, Yi T, Ma K, Bin C, Darnaedi D, Pennington RT, Tuda M, Shimada M, Ito M, Egan AN, Buerki S, Raes N, Kajita T, Mimura M, Tachida H, Iwasa Y, Smith GF, Victor JE, Nkonki T.
https://doi.org/10.12705/622.12 (IF2012: 2.782) ### #38 A new species of Trigonachras (Sapindaceae) endemic from Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo) Phytotaxa, 88: 19-24. N/A
Buerki S, Davidson C, Pereira JT, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.88.2.1 (IF2012: 1.295) ### #37 Spatio-temporal history of the disjunct Tecophilaeaceae family: a tale involving the colonization of three Mediterranean-type climates Annals of Botany, 111: 361-373. N/A
Buerki S, Manning JC, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs286 (5-Year IF: 4.051) ### #36 Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 171: 304-329 (INVITED REVIEW). N/A
Buerki S, Devey DS, Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1111/boj.12008 (IF2012: 2.589) ### #35 Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): characterization, circumscription, and distribution of a new genus of screw-pines, with a synopsis of accepted species Candollea, 67: 323-345. N/A
Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Forest F, Devey DS, Beentje H, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.370) ### #34 Delimitation of the genus Margaritopsis (Rubiaceae) in the Asian, Australasian and Pacific region, based on molecular phylogenetic inference and morphology Taxon, 61: 1251-1258. N/A 2012
Barrabé L, Buerki S, Mouly A, Davis AP, Munzinger J, Maggia L.
(IF2012: 2.782) ### #33 Straightening out the screw-pines: a first step in understanding phylogenetic relationships within Pandanaceae Taxon, 61: 1010-1020. N/A
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Devey DS, Chappell L, Gallaher T, Munzinger J, Haevermans T, Forest F.
(IF2012: 2.782) ### #32 Molecular relationships in the sub-family Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae) Zoologica Scripta, 41: 489-498. N/A
Espindola A, Buerki S, Jacquier A, Jezek J, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1463-6409.2012.00544.x (5-Year IF: 3.013) ### #31 Climate oscillations and species interactions: large scale congruence but regional differences in the phylogeographic structures of an alpine plant and monophagous insect Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1487-1498. N/A
Borer M¶, Arrigo N¶, Buerki S¶, Naisbit R, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02703.x (IF2012: 4.863)
¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors. ### #30 Contrasting biogeographical patterns in two Mediterranean-type ecosystem PLoS ONE, 7(6): e39377. N/A
Buerki S, Jose S, Yadav SR, Goldblatt P, Manning JC, Forest F.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0039377 (5-Year IF: 4.244) ### #29 Phylogenetic inference of Badula Juss. (Primulaceae) - a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene archipelago Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169: 284-296. N/A
Bone R, Strijk JS, Fritsch PW, Buerki S, Strasberg D, Thébaud C, Hodkinson TR.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01221.x (IF2012: 2.589) ### #28 Ecological and historical drivers of diversification in the fly genus Chiastocheta Pokorny Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63: 466-474. N/A
Espindola A, Buerki S, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.01.018 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #27 Phylogenetic inference of New Caledonian lineages of Sapindaceae: molecular evidence requires a reassessment of generic circumscriptions Taxon, 61: 109-119. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Devey DS, Munzinger J.
(IF2012: 2.782) ### #26 Speciation and evolution in the Gagea reticulata species complex (Tulipeae; Liliaceae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62: 624-639. N/A
Zarrei M, Wilkin P, Ingrouille MJ, Leitch IJ, Buerki S, Fay MF, Chase MW.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.003 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #25 Gouania tiliifolia: the correct name for Gouania scandens (Rhamnaceae) Novon, 21: 481-482. N/A 2011
Phillipson PB, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.295) ### #24 Does a shift in host plants trigger the speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle Oreina speciosissima (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)? BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 310. N/A
Borer M, van Noort T, Arrigo N, Buerki S, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-310 (5-Year IF: 4.432) ### #23 Nomenclatural changes in the endemic genus Tina (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar Candollea, 66: 124-126. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
(IF2012: 0.370) ### #22 Discordances between phylogenetic and morphological patterns of alpine leaf beetles attest to intricate history of lineages in postglacial Europe Molecular Ecology, 20: 2442-2463. N/A
Triponez Y¶, Buerki S¶, Borer M, Naisbit R, Rahier M, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05096.x (5-Year IF: 6.792)
¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors. ### #21 A taxonomic revision of Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in Madagascar and the other islands of the western Indian Ocean (the Comoros and Mascarene islands, and the Seychelles) Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 98: 157-195. N/A
Buerki S, Phillipson PB, Callmander, MW.
https://doi.org/10.3417/2007075 (IF2012: 2.000) ### #20 How to kill two genera with one tree: clarifying generic circumscriptions within an endemic Malagasy clade of Sapindaceae Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165: 223-234. N/A
Buerki S, Lowry II PP, Andriambololonera S, Phillipson PB, Vary L, Callmander, MW.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01106.x (IF2012: 2.589) ### #19 An evaluation of new parsimony-based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae Journal of Biogeography, 38: 531-550. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Alvarez N, Nylander JAA, Arrigo N, Sanmartín I.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2010.02432.x (IF2012: 4.863) ### #18 Phylogenetic relationships in Baldellia (Alismataceae) inferred from AFLP markers, nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 33-42. N/A
Arrigo N, Buerki S, Béguin A, Guadagnuolu R., Kozlowski G.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.009 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #17 Comparative performance of supertree algorithms in large data sets using the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) as a case study Systematic Biology, 60: 32-44. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Salamin N, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syq057 (5-Year IF: 13.316) ### #16 The phylogeography of an alpine leaf beetle: divergence within Oreina elongata spans several ice ages Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57: 703-709. N/A 2010
Borer M, Alvarez N, Buerki S, Margraf N, Rahier M, Naisbit R.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.017 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #15 The genus Brackenridgea A. Gray (Ochnaceae) Candollea, 62 (2): 374-375. N/A
Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
(IF2012: 0.370) ### #14 Phylogeny and circumscription of Sapindaceae revisited: molecular sequence data, morphology and biogeography support recognition of a new family, Xanthoceraceae Plant Ecology and Evolution, 143: 148-161. N/A
Buerki S, Lowry II PP, Alvarez N, Razafimandimbison SG, Küpfer P, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2010.437 (IF2012: 1.192) ### #13 Origin and expansion of the allotetraploid Aegilops geniculata Roth, a wild relative of wheat New Phytologist, 187: 1170-1180. N/A
Arrigo N, Felber F, Parisod C, Buerki S, Alvarez N, David J, Guadagnuolo R.
(5-Year IF: 6.888) ### #12 New insights into the phylogenetics and biogeography of Arum (Araceae): unravelling its evolutionary history Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 163: 14-32. N/A
Espindola A, Buerki S, Bedalov M, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01049.x (IF2012: 2.589) ### #11 Molecular phylogenetics and morphological evidence support recognition of Gereaua, a new endemic genus of Sapindaceae from Madagascar Systematic Botany, 35: 172-180. N/A
Buerki S, Phillipson PB, Lowry II PP, Callmander MW.
https://doi.org/10.1600/036364410790862669 (5-Year IF: 1.743) ### #10 A synoptic revision of the genus Lepisanthes Blume (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar Adansonia, 31: 301-309. N/A 2009
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Phillipson PB.
https://doi.org/10.5252/a2009n2a6 (IF2012: 0.639) ### #9 New species from two unknown and highly threatened mountainous areas in north-western Madagascar: the Galoka and Kalabenono massifs Candollea, 64: 179-202. N/A
Callmander MW, Rakotovao C, Razafitsalama J, Phillipson PB, Buerki S, Hong-Wa C, Rakotoarivelo N, Andriambololonera S, Koopman MM, Deroin T, Johnson DM, Andriamandranto R, Solo S, Labat J-N, Lowry II PP.
(IF2012: 0.370) ### #8 Genetic structure and evolution of Alpine polyploid complexes: Ranunculus kuepferi (Ranunculaceae) as a case study Molecular Ecology, 18: 3730-3744. N/A
Burnier J¶, Buerki S¶, Arrigo N, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04281.x (5-Year IF: 6.792)
¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors. ### #7 Klackenbergia (Gentianaceae - Exaceae): a new endemic genus to Madagascar Taxon, 58: 907-912. N/A
Kissling J, Buerki S, Mansion G.
(IF2012: 2.782) ### #6 Malagasy Dracaena Vand. ex L. (Ruscaceae): an investigation of discrepancies between morphological features and spatial genetic structure at a small evolutionary scale Plant Systematics and Evolution, 280: 15-28. N/A
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Schüpfer F, Ravokatra M, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-009-0162-z (5-Year IF: 1.586) ### #5 Plastid and nuclear DNA markers reveal intricate relationships at subfamilial and tribal levels in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51: 238-258. N/A
Buerki S, Forest F, Acevedo-Rodríguez P, Callmander MW, Nylander JAA, Harrington M, Sanmartin I, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2009.01.012 (5-Year IF: 4.107) ### #4 A new threatened species of Pandanaceae from northwestern Madagascar: Pandanus sermolliana Novon, 18: 421-424. N/A 2008
Callmander MW, Buerki S, Wohlhauser S.
https://doi.org/10.3417/2007101 (IF2012: 0.295) ### #3 Révision du genre Bathiorhamnus Capuron (Rhamnaceae) endémique de Madagascar Adansonia sér. 3, 30: 151-170. N/A
Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.639) ### #2 Révision de Pandanus sect. Foullioya à Madagascar Adansonia sér. 3, 29: 39-57. N/A 2007
Laivao MO, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.639) ### #1 Sur les Pandanus (Pandanaceae) à stigmates saillants de la Côte Est de Madagascar Adansonia, sér. 3, 28: 267-285. N/A 2006
Laivao MO, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
(IF2012: 0.639)
Publications in review
Pandanus grayorum (Pandanaceae), a new species endemic to north-eastern Queensland (Australia)
Australian Systematic Botany N/A In review - 2020 - Callmander MW, Buerki S, Zich F, Field AR, Gallaher T. ### Growth and fecundity of big sagebrush: does genome duplication afford dual strategies for niche differentiation? American Journal of Botany N/A
Richardson B, Germino M, Warwell M, Buerki S. ### Harnessing large-scale biodiversity data to infer the current range of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae) Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society N/A
Ellestad P, Forest F, Novak S, Serpe M, Buerki S. ### An updated infra-familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data American Journal of Botany N/A
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Acevedo-Rodriguez P, Lowry II PP, Munzinger J, Bailey P, Maurin O, Brewer GE, Epitawalage N, Baker WJ, Forest F. ### Phylogenomics and comparative genomics of two of the largest genera of angiosperms, Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution N/A
Simmonds SE, Smith J, Davidson C, Buerki S. ### Resolving species boundaries with the Angiosperms353 probe set in a recent radiation: The Lomatium packardiae/L. anomalum clade of the L. triternatum (Apiaceae) complex American Journal of Botany N/A
Ottenlips M, Mansfield DH, Buerki S, Feist MAE, Downie SR, Dodsworth S, Forest F, Plunkett GM, Smith J.
Taxonomic novelties
- I have been working on the molecular systematics of flowering plants, especially Sapindaceae and Pandanaceae. Throughout this work, I had the opportunity to contribute:
- Newly described taxa: 1 family, 4 genera, 3 sections, and 33 species.
- New names: 1 species.
- New combinations: 114 species, and 1 subspecies.
Books
Update on the phylogenetic framework of Malagasy angiosperms: A tool to unravel the evolution and biogeography of this unparalleled flora and to support its conservation
Natural History of Madagascar, 2nd Edition N/A In press - 2020 - Wojahn JMA, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Phillipson PB, Buerki S. - In: S. Goodman & L. Gautier (eds) ### Sapindaceae Natural History of Madagascar, 2nd Edition N/A
Buerki S, Phillipson PB, Lowry II PP, Wojahn JMA, Andriambololonera S, Callmander MW.
In: S. Goodman & L. Gautier (eds) ### Bignoniaceae Natural History of Madagascar, 2nd Edition N/A
Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.
In: S. Goodman & L. Gautier (eds) ### Pandanaceae Natural History of Madagascar, 2nd Edition N/A
Callmander MW, Laivao MO, Buerki S.
In: S. Goodman & L. Gautier (eds) ### La diversité des Pandanus des Tsingy Namoroka: Mission à Madagascar N/A 2015
Callmander MW, Buerki S, Luino I, Laivao MO.
In: L. Allorge & T. Haevermans (eds)
Pp. 104-107.
Other Publications
Molecular phylogeography of the polyploid complex Bupleurum ranunculoides s.l. L. (Apiaceae)
Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 99: 83-106. N/A 2020 - Labhardt A, Schmid S, Buerki S, Espindola A, Ronikier M, Kupfer P, Arrigo N, Alvarez N. ### Biogeography, conservation and diversity of Pandanaceae in the granitic Seychelles Islands Kapisen, 17: 8-9. N/A 2014 - Callmander MW, Buerki S. ### Eligmocarpus cynometroides IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2013.2. N/A 2013 - Buerki S, Devey D. - Uploaded on 09 January 2014. ### Resultats d’une mission de propsection botanique dans la peninsule de Masoala (Nord-Est de Madagascar) Bulletin de la Société Neuchateloise des Sciences Naturelles, 128: 23-42. N/A 2005 - Burki S, Wohlhauser S, Arrigo N, Laivao MO, Kupfer P, Callmander MW.
Conferences, seminars and invited speaker
Untangling big genera using big data: Phylogenomics of Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae)
Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2020 Virtual botany conference 2020 - Simmonds SE, Smith J, Davidson C, Buerki S. ### Challenges and opportunities associated with assembling the 9 Gbp sagebrush genome to study drought adaptations Seminar, Oct. 2019 Idaho State University, USA 2019 - Buerki S. ### Lewis’s lost Lomatium found: Investigating species boundaries in the rare plant species subcomplex, Lomatium packardiae/anomalum Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2019 Tucson, USA
Ottenlips M, Buerki S, Mansfield DH, Dodsworth S, Forest F, Smith J. ### Challenges and strategy to produce a reference genome for sagebrush NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Seminar, April 2019 N/A
Buerki S ### Do we need a new species concept for conservation? Madagascar as case study Forum on Biodiversity of Global Hotspots, October 2018 Boise State University, USA 2018
Buerki S ### Resolving species boundaries in the Lomatium packardiae/L. anomalum clade of the L. triternatum (Apiaceae) complex Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2018 Rochester, USA
Ottenlips M, Mansfield DH, Buerki S, Forest F, Dodsworth S, Smith J. ### Role played by herbaria in describing, understanding and protecting plant biodiversity Seminar, March 2017 Univeristy of basel, Switzerland 2017
Buerki S ### Combining modelling and genetic approaches in conservation: application to the genus Capurodendron Aubrév. (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar Biologie’16, the annual Swiss conference on Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Biogeography and Conservation, February 2016 University of Lausanne, Switzerland 2016
Garratt R, Naciri Y, Lehmann A, Buerki S, Callmander MW, Gautier L. ### Combining modelling and genetic approaches in conservation: application to the genus Capurodendron Aubrév. (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar SwissPlant 2016 meeting, January 2016 Les Diablerets, Switzerland
Naciri Y, Garratt R, Lehmann A, Buerki S, Callmander MW, Gautier L. ### Orchids of arid lands (and a morsel of orchid cake) School of Thought public lecture series for the Orchid Festival, April 2015 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2015
Bone RE, Buerki S. ### Desert flowers and lizard leaves: orchid survival in Afro-Madagascan drylands 17th European Orchid Show and Conference, April 2015 London, UK
Bone RE, Buerki S. ### Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots Seminar, March 2015 Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Buerki S, Callmander MW ### A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study Seminar, November 2014 University of Toulouse, France 2014
Buerki S, Bone RE ### Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation programmes: Madagascar as a case study Seminar, October 2014 Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore
Buerki S ### Towards a taxonomic revision of the Pandanaceae for Thailand 16th Flora of Thailand conference, Thai botany and the European connection: Building on 100 years of collaboration, September 2014 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Chamchumroon V. ### Spatio-temporal history of the screw-pine genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae) Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2014 Boise, USA
Buerki S, Callmander MW. ### Collections-based research in the genomic era Collections-based research in the genomic era, April 2014 Linnean Society, London, UK
Buerki S, Baker W.
Meeting co-roganized with W. Baker ### NGS analysis of insect collection specimens: a gold mine for evolutionary biologists Collections-based research in the genomic era, April 2014 Linnean Society, London, UK
Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Mastretta-Yanes A, Suchan T, Buerki S, Alvarez N. ### Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation programmes: Madagascar as a case study Phylogeny, extinction risks and conservation, March 2014 Royal Society, London, UK
Buerki S. ### Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar 20th AETFAT Congress, January 2014 Stellenbosh, South Africa
Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S. ### A treasure hunt for Malagasy Bignoniaceae is under-way: so many gems still to be discovered 20th AETFAT Congress, January 2014 Stellenbosh, South Africa
Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Edwards M, Buerki S, Plunkett G. ### Spatio-temporal history of the screw-pine genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae): with an emphasis on Malesian species IX International Floral Malesiana Symposium, August 2013 Bogor, Indonesia 2013
Booth T, Callmander MW, Forest F, Buerki S. ### Revisiting the systematics and biogeography of the Pandanaceae based on new phylogenetic and morphological evidence IX International Floral Malesiana Symposium, August 2013 Bogor, Indonesia
Callmander MW, Booth T, Forest F, Buerki S. ### Systematics and biogeography of Aloe L. (subfamily Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeaceae) Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2013 New Orleans, USA
Grace OM, Forest F, Buerki S, Rønsted N. ### Progress in the systematics of Aloe L. (subfamily Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeaceae) Monocots V, July 2013 New York, USA
Grace OM, Forest F, Buerki S, Rønsted N. ### The abrupt climate change at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary and the emergence of Southeast Asia triggered the spread of sapindaceous lineages Seminar, May 2013 Queen Mary University, London, UK
Buerki S. ### Identification of key areas for conservation using phylogenetic and extinction risk data: The Legumes of Madagascar as a case study VI International Legume Conference, January 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa
Forest F, Moat J, Bachman S, Buerki S. ### Biogeography and phylogenetic diversity of Malagasy Legumes: implications for the conservation of the flora VI International Legume Conference, January 2013 Johannesburg, South Africa
Buerki S, Moat J, Bachman S, Forest F. ### Evolutionary history of the hyacinth family (Hyacinthaceae) and its implications for conservation MEDECOS XII, the International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference, September 2011 Los Angeles, USA 2011
Buerki S, Jose S, Manning JC, Goldblatt P, Yadav SR, Forest F. ### Abiotic factors as driving force to promote diversification in the worldwide soapberry family (Sapindaceae) Petit Pois Déridé, August 2011 Toulouse, France
Buerki S, Alvarez N, Sanmartin I, Forest F. ### Phylogenetic diversity measures in biodiversity assessments: a case study from the Malagasy Legumes International workshop on global Legume diversity assessment, August 2011 Kyushu University, Japan
Buerki S, Forest F. ### Evolution of the New Caledonian flora: insights from the pantropical family Sapindaceae XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011 Melbourne, Australia
Callmander MW, Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Forest F, Devey D, Buerki S. ### Evolutionary history and biogeography of Tecophilaeaceae XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011 Melbourne, Australia
Forest F, Buerki S. ### An evaluation of new parsimony-based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011 Melbourne, Australia
Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Forest F. ### Out of Asia and into the tropics: phylogeny and biogeography of the Sapindaceae SYNTHESIS final report, April 2009 Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain 2009
Buerki S, Forest F, Alvarez N, Nylander JAA, Arrigo N, Sanmartin I. ### Breeding system evolution in the Malagasy Sapindaceae Botany without borders, July 2008 University of British Columbia, Canada 2008
Vary L., Buerki S. ### Towards a new classification for the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) Seminar, June 2008 Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland
Buerki S, Forest F, Acevedo-Rodriguez P, Callmander MW, Nylander JAA, Küpfer P., Alvarez N. ### Untangling the systematics of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae): supertrees, biogeography and character evolution Seminar, January 2008 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK
Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Alvarez N. ### Comparative performance of the Supertree algorithms in large data sets: the case of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) Seminar, November 2007 Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain 2007
Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Alvarez N. ### Phylogenetic analyses of the Malagasy Cupanieae reveal a high degree of polyphyly at the generic level 18th AETFAT congress, February 2007 Yaoundé, Cameroon
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Küpfer P.
Eponymy
- In 2005, I was fortunate to be part of a botanical expedition in the Ambohimirahavavy region (Madagascar) where I collected a specimen of Meliaceae, which turned out to represent a new species. My friends were very kind and dedicated this new species to me: Turraea buerkii Callm., Phillipson & Lowry, Adansonia, sér. 3, 34(1): 100. 2012.
Organisation of symposia
Biodiversity of global hotspots
2-day forum, October 2018 Boise State University, USA 2018 - Co-organizer with James Smith and Christopher Davidson ### Collections-based research in the genomic era 2-day discussion meeting, April 2014 Linnean Society, London, UK 2014 - Co-organizer with William Baker ### Community ecology and evolutionary theory Tropical biodiversity in the 21st century symposium, June 2013 Natural History Museum, London, UK 2013 - Chair of session. ### Recent advances and new developments in biogeographical reconstruction methods XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011 Melbourne, Australia 2011 - Co-organised session with Felix Forest and Isabel Sanmartin
Posters
Has neofunctionalization through promoter element differentiation driven drought-adaptation in Artemisia tridentata?
Boise State University VIP Symposium, December 2020 Virtual conference 2020 - Morales W, Beck J, Melton A, Buerki S. ### Mining gems in literature and genomes: a proof of concept in Artemisia tridentata Boise State University VIP Symposium, December 2020 Virtual conference
Dumaguit CD, Galla SJ, Melton A, Wojahn JMA, Martinez P, Buerki S. ### Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research Boise State University VIP Symposium, December 2020 Virtual conference
Clark H., Martinez P, Barron R, Serpe M, Buerki S. ### G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach Boise State University VIP Symposium, December 2020 Virtual conference
Wojahn JMA, Galla SJ, Buerki S. ### Phenotypic responses of sagebrush to the southwestern North America megadrought: A GxE approach GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020 Virtual conference
Navock KA, Martinez P, Richardson B, Novak S, Frankel-Bricker J, Serpe M, Forbey J, Galla SJ, Buerki S. ### Aquaporins as key genes underpinning climate-induced stress in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata; Asteraceae): a foundational shrub of western North America GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020 Virtual conference
Melton AE, Serpe M, Schmutz J, Galla SJ, Novak S, Buerki S. ### A meta-analysis of genes underlying adaptive capacity of plants towards drought GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020 Virtual conference
Galla SJ, Dumaguit C, Wojahn JMA, Melton A, Forbey J, Martinez P, Novak S, Buerki S. ### Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020 Virtual conference
Martinez P, Barron R, Serpe M, Buerki S. ### G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020 Virtual conference
Wojahn JMA, Galla SJ, Buerki S. ### Seen, but not heard? Evaluating the visibility of plants in the conservation translocation literature Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2020 Virtual conference
Shuey A, Dumaguit CD, Galla S, Wojahn M, Martinez P, Rosato J, Buerki S. ### Hot takes: A comprehensive review of genes that help plants survive drought Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2020 Virtual conference
Dumaguit CD, Shuey A, Galla S, Wojahn M, Martinez P, Rosato J, Buerki S. ### Gymnosperms on the EDGE State of the World’s Plants Symposium, May 2017 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK 2017
Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S. ### Evolution of terrestrial CAM orchid lineages in Afro-Madagascan drylands Temperate Orchid Conference, April 2015 Samos, Greece 2015
Bone RE, Buerki S. ### Evolution of CAM orchid clades in Madagascar New Phytologist, Next Generation Scientists, July 2014 John Innes Conference Centre, Norwich, UK 2014
Bone RE, Smith JAC, Sanz E, Buerki S. ### Does a shift in host plants trigger speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle Oreina speciosissima? Swiss Plant Science Web Summer school on “Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in a changing world”, June 2011 Mürren, Switzerland 2011
van Noort T, Borer M, Arrigo N, Buerki S, Alvarez N. ### Species relationships in the Gagea reticulata species complex utilizing nucleotide sequences of the low-copy nuclear gene malate synthase and flow cytometry data Biodiversity 2010 and beyond Science and Collections, SPNHC–CBA-ABC Joint Conference, May 2010 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2010
Zarrei M, Wilkin P, Ingrouille MJ, Leitch IJ, Buerki S, Fay MF, Chase MW. ### Systematics and biogeography of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) NCCR International Conference on Plant Species Concepts and Evolution (in honour of the retirement of Philippe Küpfer), January 2008 University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland 2008
Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Callmander MW, Alvarez N. ### Solving the inconsistency between morphology and phylogeny in the Malagasy Dracaena Vand. ex. L. (Ruscaceae) NCCR International Conference on Plant Species Concepts and Evolution (in honour of the retirement of Philippe Küpfer), January 2008 University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Buerki S, Callmander MW, Schüpfer F, Ravokatra M, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.